The Cover Page and Inventory of J.W. Stanly's Last Will and Testament

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Title:

The Cover Page and Inventory of J.W. Stanly's Last Will and Testament

Subject:

The title page identifying John Wright Stanly and his business, Stanly and Taylor, alongside a list of items (specifically domestic items and items related to his business) bequest to his children.

Description:

The Cover Page and Inventory of John Wright Stanly's last will and testament reveal the name of Stanly's business, some of the items his business traded in, and the nature of domestic items held within the Stanly House. The will also points towards posterity and underlines the wealth and high-standing of the Stanly family in North Carolina, in the immediate aftermath of the revolution.

Creator:

Sunaina Danziger

Source:

Ancestry.com

Publisher:

The Tyron Palace and Ancestry.com

Date:

June 1789

Contributor:

The Stanly Family

Format:

Printed on paper.

Language:

English

Type:

Will and Testament, including an ineventory.

Coverage:

Likely restricted to the Stanly family, now accessible to members of and visitors to New Bern.

Collection:

Sunaina Danziger